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Figure 3-4 GDP per capita versus share of agriculture GDP in the OIC, 2013
Source: UNSTAT, 2015
It is therefore not surprising that agriculture plays a more significant role in the African Group
of OIC Member Countries than in the Asian and Arab Groups. In the African OIC countries,
agriculture accounts for an average of 29 percent to GDP; whereas, in Asian and Arab OIC
countries, this number is at 13 percent and 12 percent, respectively.
At country level, Indonesia has the highest share of total OIC agricultural GDP (14.4 percent)
with US$ 125 billion in 2013. Four member countries – Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey, Pakistan –
accounted for 51 percent of the OIC agricultural GDP, with a total of US$ 346.8 billion in 2013
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Figure 3-5 Top 4 OIC countries in agricultural GDP, 2013
Source: UNSTAT, 2015
The importance of agriculture becomes even more evident when looking at its contribution to
employment. While the sector accounted for 9 percent of GDP in 2013, its share in employment
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